TY - JOUR
TI - Regulating wave and tidal energy: An industry perspective on the Scottish marine governance framework
AU - Wright, G
T2 - Marine Policy
AB - The emerging ocean energy industry, which seeks to utilise waves and tides to generate electricity, is developing in many jurisdictions. The UK, and Scotland in particular, is strongly interested in these technologies, and has made considerable efforts to reform its marine governance processes to better meet the needs of innovative new marine industries. This paper provides an industry perspective on this regulatory framework, reporting on the experiences of ocean energy project and technology developers. Semi-structured interviews with companies with practical experience with Scotland's regulatory framework provide evidence of a number of legal and regulatory challenges, as well as interesting insights into how developers are interacting with new marine governance systems. The paper details the findings of these interviews and offers some suggested directions for future research.
DA - 2016/03//
PY - 2016
VL - 65
SP - 115
EP - 126
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X1500384X
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.12.014
LA - English
KW - Wave
KW - Tidal
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Legal & Policy
KW - Human Dimensions
ER -